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Insight for Educators from Long-Time Educator and Parent Susan Lafond on Raising a Child with ADHD

Susan Lafond is a long-time educator and parent of a child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

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What Is the Relationship Between ADHD and Self-Control?

Kids with ADHD can seem spaced out one minute but hyper-focused the next. Learn why this occurs — and how trouble with self-control is at the heart of this paradox.

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10 Ways to Support Social and Emotional Learning for Students with LD and ADHD

How can educators regularly support the social and emotional learning (SEL) of students with learning disabilities (LD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

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10 Tips for Teaching Students with LD and ADHD from Special Education Teacher Shira Moskovitz

In this exclusive interview special education teacher and mentor Shira Moskovitz talks about teaching students with learning differences (LD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and shares recommendations for working with this dynamic

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Turning Challenges from ADHD into Strengths

Twentysomething Justin Lafond sheds light on growing up with ADHD.

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Catherine “Cat” Kelly helps grade school students with learning disabilities discover their talents as movie makers!

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All About Learning Disabilities and ADHD

Insight for Educators from Long-Time Educator and Parent Susan Lafond on Raising a Child with ADHD

What Is the Relationship Between ADHD and Self-Control?

News Headlines

Mothers, metaphors and dyslexia: What language reveals about the challenges of a child’s learning disability (opens in a new window)

The New Must-Have for Overwhelmed Kids: An Executive Function Coach (opens in a new window)

At My School, Early College Is for All Students. It Should Be at Your School, Too (opens in a new window)

Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder (opens in a new window)

10 Ways to Support Social and Emotional Learning for Students with LD and ADHD

10 Tips for Teaching Students with LD and ADHD from Special Education Teacher Shira Moskovitz

Turning Challenges from ADHD into Strengths

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Catherine “Cat” Kelly and the Hollywood Kids

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